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Clover Moore re-elected as Sydney lord mayor after apparent backlash against Baird Clover Moore re-elected as Sydney lord mayor after apparent backlash against Baird
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Clover Moore has been re-elected as Sydney mayor for a fourth term amid an apparent voter backlash against the Baird government.Clover Moore has been re-elected as Sydney mayor for a fourth term amid an apparent voter backlash against the Baird government.
Moore, 70, claimed victory on Saturday night with an unbeatable lead over the Liberals’ Christine Forster.Moore, 70, claimed victory on Saturday night with an unbeatable lead over the Liberals’ Christine Forster.
She said voters had told her they were angry at the Baird government and the Shooters, Fisher and Farmers party for changed the voting rules to give businesses two votes in the City of Sydney. She said voters had told her they were angry at the Baird government and the Shooters, Fisher and Farmers party for changing the voting rules to give businesses two votes in the City of Sydney.
“They [the government] wanted to get me out and to get a Liberal mayor in, and that of course hasn’t happened,” Moore said.“They [the government] wanted to get me out and to get a Liberal mayor in, and that of course hasn’t happened,” Moore said.
Labor claimed large swings towards it in the western Sydney local government areas of Liverpool, Penrith, the Blue Mountains, Blacktown, Campbelltown and Camden. “I was out on the street and getting a very, very positive response but I kept being told that I’d lose my majority and I could lose the mayoralty, and the two just didn’t go together and tonight we see the outcome.
“People were telling me how much they supported our work and they wanted it to continue and at the same time telling me they were really, really angry with the [Mike] Baird government and the Shooters party cobbling together that legislation to undermine the value of the vote in the city.”
Labor claimed large swings towards it in the western Sydney local government areas of Liverpool, Penrith, the Blue Mountains, Blacktown, Campbelltown and Camden in Saturday’s New South Wales council elections.
“Grateful to people of western Sydney for your support for NSW Labor candidates today. You have sent Mr Baird a big message,” the NSW opposition leader, Luke Foley tweeted.“Grateful to people of western Sydney for your support for NSW Labor candidates today. You have sent Mr Baird a big message,” the NSW opposition leader, Luke Foley tweeted.
Final results in the 78 NSW council elections held on Saturday are not expected until after preferences are distributed, while dozens more local governments had their polls deferred until next year due to mergers.Final results in the 78 NSW council elections held on Saturday are not expected until after preferences are distributed, while dozens more local governments had their polls deferred until next year due to mergers.